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The end result of the SusPurPol project - a blue print for a sustainable purchasing and development policy - has been completed. It can be downloaded and viewed here.
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The PUSH joint committee have approved the common Sustainability Policy Framework. It can be downloaded and viewed here.
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SH14, a policy from South Hampshire focusing on sustainable development, has been included in the South East Plan.
It can be found on page 9 of this document, which is Section E of the plan. |
An international exchange of knowledge and experience on sustainable development and policies using the "Well-Being" philosophy linking Social, Economic and Environmental principles. The project aims to demonstrate the opportunities for new businesses in the renewable energy and sustainable development area across Europe. By being able to help satisfy a new market for their goods and services created by the development of concerted planning policies to promote climate change reduction as articulated jointly by a number of local authorities working together. If the project is a success a number of benefits can be envisaged.
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These will include:
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Creating new employment and training opportunities for local people in satisfying the installation and maintenance demand created |
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Helping social issues such as fuel poverty reduction for properties into which more cost efficient and sustainable energy and resource management facilities have been installed |
The "Well-Being" loop is then closed by the fact that the installation in all new properties of such technologies will deliver at least 10% renewable energy per home, reducing CO2 emissions and harmful climate change outcomes from development.
A brief summary of the SusPurPol project's contribution to the GROW programme can be found here.
SusPurPol has been held up as an example of the INTERREG IIIC European development programme. A report of INTERREG activites in UK can be found here.
The reports of the workshops run throughout the South East of England to examine the barriers to sustainable development and their possible solutions can be found here.
Summaries of the work done by the architecture students at the Cracow University of Technology on the design of sustainable housing have recently been uploaded.
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Sustainable Housing in Southampton: The Portswood SUN Centre
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